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|companions= [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]], [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|The | |companions= [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]], [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|The Brigadier]] | ||
|enemy= [[Xznaal]], [[Ice Warrior]]s | |enemy= [[Xznaal]], [[Ice Warrior]]s | ||
|setting= [[England]], [[6 May]] [[1997]] | |setting= [[England]], [[6 May]] [[1997]] | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* Although officially | * Although officially the final release of the Virgin ''Doctor Who'' New Adventures line, it was in fact not the last to be published. Due to production delays, a novel featuring the [[Seventh Doctor]] that had been intended for release several months earlier, ''[[So Vile a Sin]]'', was not published until a month ''after'' this novel came out, making it, technically, the final ''Doctor Who'' NA release. | ||
* This was the only New Adventures book to feature the Eighth Doctor, and is the last ''Doctor Who'' book to be published by Virgin. | * This was the only New Adventures book to feature the Eighth Doctor, and is the last ''Doctor Who'' book to be published by Virgin. | ||
* Rather than using the McCoy era Doctor Who logo on the spine, or the later New Adventures logo intended for the Summerfield novels, ''The Dying Days'' features the Virgin Books logo on the spine. | * Rather than using the McCoy era Doctor Who logo on the spine, or the later New Adventures logo intended for the Summerfield novels, ''The Dying Days'' features the Virgin Books logo on the spine. | ||
* | * Prior to the release of ''[[The Company of Friends]]'', the novel held the distinction of featuring the only appearance of Professor [[Bernice Summerfield]] with the Eighth Doctor for over ten years. | ||
* Virgin would continue to publish The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield. ''The Dying Days'' ends leading Bernice to her new home at the University of [[Dellah]]. | * Virgin would continue to publish The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield. ''The Dying Days'' ends leading Bernice to her new home at the University of [[Dellah]]. | ||
* This novel was first to be re-released by the | * This novel was the first to be re-released by BBCi on the Doctor Who website in ebook form. It was accompanied by extensive notes and commentary from author Lance Parkin and new illustrations from artist [[Allan Bednar]]. It became inaccessible in 2010. | ||
* At the Mars landing party there are a few notable guests: Jeremy Paxman, [[Richard Dawkins]], Chris Evans, Gillian Anderson, Richard Branson, Alan Yentob, Emma Peel and [[Lalla Ward]] (who appears as herself and "in character" as Romana II at the end of the book). | * At the Mars landing party there are a few notable guests: Jeremy Paxman, [[Richard Dawkins]], Chris Evans, Gillian Anderson, Richard Branson, Alan Yentob, Emma Peel and [[Lalla Ward]] (who appears as herself and "in character" as Romana II at the end of the book). | ||
* Benny's knowledge specialty of the 20th century actually ranges from [[1963]] to [[1989]] (which is the length of the TV series' original continuous run). | * Benny's knowledge specialty of the 20th century actually ranges from [[1963]] to [[1989]] (which is the length of the TV series' original continuous run). | ||
